Requests for abortion and outcomes of pregnancy in Jerusalem, Israel

Outcomes of pregnancy were examined for 480 women who requested abortions at a Jerusalem hospital during the years 1972 to 1975. Of 149 women denied abortions, 80 apparently obtained illegal ones. Since illegal abortions performed by physicians are easily and safely obtained in Israel, the liberalization of Israel's abortion laws will not have a major impact upon Israel's population growth.